THE X FAC­TOR AUS­TRALIA

The X Fac­tor hope­fuls cer­tainly hope so. On the show’s side is that the ar­rival of new in­ter­na­tional judges Chris Isaak and James Blunt – the duo riffs off each other ir­re­sistibly, adding a comic di­men­sion to the busi­ness of au­di­tions.